The Devils Own

Tagline : They come from different worlds. They fight for different causes. Now, two men from opposite sides of the law are about to go to war.

Runtime : 107 mins

Genre : Crime Thriller Drama

Vote Rating : 6.2/10

Budget : 90 million $ USD

Revenue : 140.8 million $ USD

Release Date : 13 March 1997

Plot : Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie's real identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom's growing suspicions, forces Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder.

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Cast Members

Sgt. Tom OMeara
played by
Harrison Ford

Francis Austin McGuire / Rory Devaney
played by
Brad Pitt

Officer Edwin Diaz
played by
Rubén Blades

Billy Burke
played by
Treat Williams

Megan Doherty
played by
Natascha McElhone

Sheila OMeara
played by
Margaret Colin

Annie OMeara
played by
Kelly Singer

Morgan OMeara
played by
Ashley Acarino

Bridget OMeara
played by
Julia Stiles

Reviews

On the face of it, two A-list men at the top of the bill should have made this compelling, but sadly what we get is a rather lacklustre thriller that is positively lacking in thrills! The story centres around police officer "O'Meara" (Harrison Ford) who takes in an Irish lodger "Devaney" (Brad Pitt and his hilarious Irish accent). From the outset, we are aware that the lodger is really an IRA terrorist who is hiding out under an assumed name, and gradually his host begins to suspect that all is not what is seems. What now ensues is a really rather poorly constructed story that leaves breadcrumbs for us all to follow to an ending that though taut at times along the way, is really nothing very interesting. As a Brit, I've always found these intrigue films that portray terrorists as glorified freedom fighters a bit tough to stomach and the narrative here plays to just about every dumb stereotype imaginable. There is precious little by way of action and the pace sort of lumbers along with little to engage the little grey cells. The plot is overly simplistic and from a political perspective, totally one-sided and that renders the whole thing little better than an hollow outing for both. Though Pitt is at his most eye-catching, this is nothing at all to write home about and offers us little of meaning to help comprehend the complexities of the true problems on the island of Ireland.

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